As of March 1, 2025, the number of operating units remains unchanged.
However, on February 27, Hokuriku Electric Power announced that it would keep operating Toyama Shinkou Power Station Unit 1 (Imizu City, Toyama Prefecture), which was scheduled to shut down at the end of FY2024, until FY2028, to ensure a stable power supply. This is a step backward toward the early coal phase-out.

Operating (including mothballed): 167 Units
Planned (including under construction): 1 Units
Retired: 9 Units

[Related Information]

●Toyama Shinkou Power Station Unit 1, Postponement of the year of shut down
Hokuriku Electric Power: Regarding the discontinuance plan of the Toyama Shinkou Power Station Unit 1 (PDF, written in Japanese)

●Company name change
Tobata Co-operative Thermal Power (Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture) merged with Oita Co-operative Thermal Power as of October 1, 2024, and changed its name to Kyushu Co-operative Power Company. Thus, JBC changed the name of the operating company for the Tobata Co-operative Thermal Power Plant (3 units).

* The full database can be downloaded in Excel format on this page.
* Click here (PDF) to download a summary of Japan’s coal plant data.